B-29 Super Fortress

[Castle51]

Yeah I agree, Loadout four the B-29 should be: 4000lbs x 5, 2000lbs x 10, 1000lbs x 20 or 500lbs x 40.  No need to drop 200 100lbs on anything in the game and definitely NO NUKES!!!


  Another thing, I know HTC will never put the A-bomb in the game not just because it has no business being there, but because nobody has really asked for a nuclear weapon.  Everyone just keeps asking for something called a NOOK.  Not sure what that stands for and I even tried to google it but whatever it is it wasn't in WWII.  I know the proper abbreviation for a nuclear weapon is N-U-K-E but apparently you all are talking about something else cause... well I don't know, I just cant fathom how someone could misspell a word with only four letters.                       

[Widewing]

Three reasons why it would unbalance the game:

1) 60,000 lb of bombs for one formation.

2) 33,000+ feet altitude capability, combined with speeds of up to 355 mph. 

3) One 20mm cannon and two .50 cal MGs in the tail. That means having to tail chase and close on a very fast bomber formation with double the firepower of a formation of B-24s.

Great for the Buffers, very bad for everyone else... Don't expect to see the B-29.


My regards,

Widewing

[oakranger]

Good reason Widewing.  But look at these:
1) despit the 234 small bomb load, it is fast (455 mph at 20k) and can pull away from most all A/C, even at high alt.
2) The lancaster carries a bomb load of 14,000 lbs.  B-17 or B-24 dont come close to that.
3) 234 has two 20 mm guns on the tail too.
4) The lancasters can turn really well for a large bomber.  I dont thing the b-29 have that ability to turn, not even turn better than B-24 or B-17

[Castle51]

     To say the B-29 would unbalance the game would be to say that the Me262 unbalances the game now.  Does it?

[Pannono]

B29 doesnt unbalance the game, N00KERZ unbalances the game

[Widewing]

     To say the B-29 would unbalance the game would be to say that the Me262 unbalances the game now.  Does it?

If the B-29 is introduced without a massive perk price, that's the only heavy bomber that you will see. Every other buff will become a hanger queen.

As an example, if the F4U-4 were unperked, that's the only F4U most would fly..


My regards,

Widewing

[Widewing]

Good reason Widewing.  But look at these:
1) despit the 234 small bomb load, it is fast (455 mph at 20k) and can pull away from most all A/C, even at high alt.
2) The lancaster carries a bomb load of 14,000 lbs.  B-17 or B-24 dont come close to that.
3) 234 has two 20 mm guns on the tail too.
4) The lancasters can turn really well for a large bomber.  I dont thing the b-29 have that ability to turn, not even turn better than B-24 or B-17

You can run down a formation of Ar 234s if you have some altitude. 234s to not have the endurance to climb to high altitude, thus most are seen below 15k. The two cannon in the 234 are fixed. You have to aim the entire aircraft. They can be attacked from a few degrees high, low or off-angle with impunity.

Lancasters have the weakest guns and durability of the heavy bombers. They also have the slowest climb rate. Thus, they get less use than the B-24 and B-17. Maneuvering Heavy bombers gains you little, other than losing your drones. There's little need to maneuver a B-29 as it will be very difficult to intercept. Assuming you do intercept them, good luck facing those tail guns.


My regards,

Widewing

[Anaxogoras]

The whole point of the perk system is that you can introduce just about anything and not have it unbalance the arena.  That said, I hate the idea of deciding which aircraft should be modeled based on the main arenas.

[Swatch]

Alright then lets try this....

When the B-29 was operating, very little if any opposition was mounted by the Japanese.  Thus, scenarios/events involving the B-29 would be rather boring.  Hence, no B-29 needed for a scenario, NO B-29.

[Karnak]

If the B-29 is introduced without a massive perk price, that's the only heavy bomber that you will see. Every other buff will become a hanger queen.

As an example, if the F4U-4 were unperked, that's the only F4U most would fly..


My regards,

Widewing

It would be massively, massively perked.  No doubt about it.

Really, the main issue is the development resources it would cost HTC to make it.  Due to that, if nothing else, I don't see it happening anytime soon.

[Widewing]

It would be massively, massively perked.  No doubt about it.

Really, the main issue is the development resources it would cost HTC to make it.  Due to that, if nothing else, I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Another reason is that except for the tail guns, all guns were remotely sighted and fired. To do that would really be a coding challenge.


My regards,

Widewing

[Nisky]

1. Dont allow formations.

A question what was the regular bomb load out for the B29?

[Pannono]

A question what was the regular bomb load out for the B29?

20,000lb
Could be modded to carry 2x 22,000lb T-14 Earthquake bombs externally

[trigger2]

LOL.  Yea it dose.  But i really lost on why some ppl don't want it.  Besides the atom bomb which i think should be left out.

This post is one reason why I don't want it... I don't think that the b-29 "dose" (500 mg please) deserve a spot in our planeset currently, there are more important things than a giant, basically untouchable at alt., ungodly amount of ord carrying, fast, overgunned aircraft that could EASILY throw the planset outta whack.

PS: If you're gonna post supporting something, at least know 1) What you're saying 2) How to say it 3) How to spell it...

Welcome to the internet. You know, that place where "ppl" just don't know how to learn grammar?

[Castle51]

Besides the programing work to put it in AH, there is still no good reason anyone has come up with to keep the B-29 out of the game.  There are planes that can climb that high and still have the speed to catch it (I've got plenty of films of my  B-17s at 36k being chased by various aircraft to prove it) and the only reason you should fear the 20mm gun on it is if you're stupid enough to try and attack it from behind.  You'd probably get shot down doing that with any bomber in the game.